2006 Brick House Pinot Noir (Ribbon Ridge - Les Dijonnais)

For a fairly cool, and bashful, vintage, we all loved this wine. It had a very nice "Volnay" bouquet and taste to it, gentle cherry-spice core, with a solid and long after-taste that echoed through some cinnamon and clove. The wine stock is based on Dijon clones. The rim was a limpid pink, and it was not as 'stuffed' as some previous Brick House vintages, but lovely. Brick House is one of the few Oregon producers that can churn out consistently "Burgundian" style Pinots, and some Burghounders might even call this a "feminine" Pinot for its delicate aromatics and gentle cherry, but there's definitely some tannic presence. We let in breathe in large Pinot glasses for 10-15 mins before hitting it in earnest. Gorgeous stuff, if a little restrained. But if you're into delicate Pinots, this may be worth the money charged by BrickHouse (~$45). 91/100
Bottom line: Not the densest, but certainly one of the loveliest, of Oregon Pinots but great juice. It will remind some of a nice Volnay.